Trunk



(No Model.)

TRUNK.

Patented Jan. 2, 1 394.

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MARTIN MATHIAS SECOR, OF RAOINFJ, VISOONSIN.

TRUNK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 511,808, dated January 2, 1894.

Application filed June 27, 1893.

To all whom, it ntcty concern:

Be it known that I, MARTIN MATHIAS SEooR, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Racine, in the county of Racine, and in the State of IVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trunks; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

The principal object of my invention is to provide a trunk devoid of lifting trays, proof against breaking of lock, hinges or latches when carelessly handled, and having its liftmg section of such dimensions and arrangement as not to extend beyond the rear of the body when swung back; said invention consisting in certain peculiarities of construction and combination of parts hereinafterdescribed with reference to the accompanying drawings and subsequently claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 represents a perspective view of an open trunk constructed according to my invention, a water proof shield. for the hinge-joint of the trunk body and lifting section being partly broken away. Fig. 2 represents a portion of the lifting section and a closure for the same in raised position.

Referring by letter to the drawings I show the ends A of the trunk-body cut away at the front in the form of wedge-shaped recesses, and when made of wood, as is ordinarily the case, the grain of these ends is always in a vertical direction, this being one of the essential features of my invention.

It is essential to the success of my invention that one boundary of each recess incline down and rearward from the upper edge of the relative trunk end and be intercepted by the other boundary inclined upward from the front, the resultant angle being acute, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1.

The usual corner ironed braces B are em ploycd on the ends and sides of the trunkbody, and when thus bound there is no liability of said ends to split in the direction of their grain.

Owing to the above described peculiar construction of the ends of the trunk-body the rear upper portion of the same is higher than the remainder thereof, and by the introduc tion of a suitable shelf 0 I form a separate compartment in. which I prefer to arrange a Serial No. 4'78 1965- (N0 model.)

drawer D, but it would be no departure from my invention to provide this compartment with a plurality of drawers. It is also within the scope of my invention to omit a drawer and provide the compartment with a hinged closure or to otherwise vary the same according to fancy or the demands of the trade.

That portion of the trunk-body below the compartment above specified has a hinged lid E herein shown as provided with a tag I) or other suitable lifting device upon its upper side, and I prefer to provide the under side of this lid with an elastic hanger 0 having a hook. d attached thereto, this hook being for detachable engagement with an eye 6 on the swung back lifting section of the trunk, whereby ready access may be had to the entire lower portion of said trunk-body, there being no tray or trays to lift out. The lifting section of the trunk is hinged to the front upper portion of the body, and the joint between the two is protected by a shield F of flexible water-proof material having its edges secured by any suitable means to said lifting section and body. \Vhen in its normal position, the lifting section of the trunk occupies the space formed by cutting the front upper portion of the body, and when made from wood the ends A of said lifting section have their grain vertically disposed. Any pressure or jar coming against a side or corner of the closed trunk will be met by a resistance of either the lifting-section or the body, according to the direction from which said pressure or jar may come, and consequently there is a tighter wedging together of the two thereby relieving the hinges, lock and any catches on said trunk from strain. In wooden frame trunks the desired resistance to jar or pressure laterally of a closed trunk is obtained by the vertically disposed grain of the ends of the body and lifting section, and I prefer to provide the latter with metallic flanges f that overlap the edges of the body, these edges being preferably beveled and the flanges so disposed as to form practically flush joints when said lifting section is in its normal position. Bymeans of the flanges on the ends of the lifting section, the latter is held against longitudinal displacement when in its normal position to avoid strain in the same direction on the hinges, lock and any I specific claim thereto.

The lifting section of the trunk is provided with corner ironed braces G common in the art, the number and disposition of these braces being proportionate to the size of the trunk.

I have not deemed it necessary to 'show any catches on the trunk. Such d evices are so common and well understood in the art as not to require illustration or specific description.

Thelifting section of the trunk forms a compartment that may be variously subdivided to suit the trade, and this compartment has a hinged lid H provided with lifting tags g and hooks h, the latter being for engagement, with eyesj projecting from a side wall of said lifting section, but any other locking devices may be employed to secure the lid.

In order to hold the lid H in a vertical position when access is, had to the relative compartment, I employ-a finger I pivoted upon the inside of said compartment. adjacent to the hinge-joint therewith of said lid, this featureof my invention beingillustrated in Fig. 2.

As herein shown, Iprefer to provide the upper side of the lid H with a stationary pocket J, an inkstand holder K and loops 70 for penholder and pencil, and when the lifting section is swung back on the body of the trunk the latter is virtually converted into a writing desk, this being another desirable feature of my invention.

body, Vertically extended, the front of this-ex tension inclined from its top toward the rear, the. upper portion of the remainder of the body inclined upward from the front, and a lifting section that closes the recess resulting from. the peculiarformation of the aforesaid body, substantially as set forth.

2. A trunk having each end of its body made from wood with the grain in a vertical direction and cut out to form a two boundary reoess, one boundary inclining down from the top toward the rear end and the other upward from the front; the ends of the lifting section, forming part of the trunk, being also of wood with the grain in a vertical direction and shaped to correspond to the recesses, substantially as set forth.

3. A trunkhaving the rear of its body vertically extended the front of this extension to said recesses, and a flexible waterproof. shield protecting the joint between said body and lifting section, substantially as set forth.

5. A trunk having its lifting section hinged; to the body intermediate of the sides, and a flexible waterproof. shield protecting thejoint between said body and lifting section, substantially as set forth. Having thus described my invention, what In testimony that I- claim the foregoing. I

have hereunto set my hand, at Racine,i n the county of Racine and State of- Wisconsin, inv

the presence of two witnesses.

MARTIN MATHI-AS SEOOR. Vitnesses:

PETER BERING NELSON, H. A. COOPER. 

